044: Dr. Michel Odent-Part 1: The Way Babies Are Born Changes Humanity

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> Dr<span style="font-weight: 400;">. Michel Odent, world renowned obstetrician and pioneer in the natural birth moment for bringing home-like birthing rooms and birthing pools in maternity hospitals.</span></p> <p><strong>In this episode (Part 1 of 2), we will cover:</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Odent explains his famous quotable quote: "To change the world, we must first change the way babies are being born."</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">The "Primal Period" = prenatal life, the birth and the first year of life - and how if affects the rest of that person's life.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How the "cocktail of love hormones" can be released and how it makes for a better birth.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Michel Odent's website: <a href= "http://www.wombecology.com/">www.wombecology.com</a></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Primal Health Research database: </span><a href= "http://www.primalhealthresearch.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.primalhealthresearch.com</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>About Dr. Michel Odent:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Michel Odent has been in charge of the surgical and obstetrical units at the Pithiviers state hospital in France (1962-1985) and is the founder of the Primal Health Research Centre (London).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He introduced in the 1970s the concepts of home-like birthing rooms and birthing pools in maternity hospitals. He is the author of the first article in the medical literature about the initiation of lactation during the hour following birth and of the first article about the use of birthing pools (Lancet 1983).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He created the Primal Health Research database (</span><a href= "http://www.primalhealthresearch.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"